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ONELIST&BLOGLINES

1.] ONElist and Bloglines were two dissimilar start-up experiences for Fletcher

Fletcher has already been in the scene of start-ups before engaging in ONElist and Bloglines and this gave him different experiences of how to deal differently with each distinct business. ONElist and Bloglines, although similarly successful in their own rights, were a very different mix of a start-up story. First and foremost, the two had unique service orientations. ONElist was a mailing list service of Fletcher, whereas Bloglines was a feed aggregator. ONElist originated from the intention of Fletcher to be of assistance to his dear and accomplished parents, whilst Bloglines was rooted from his individual necessity for navigation convenience. The most note-worthy case in point comparison was that of how the two businesses were funded. ONElist was funded by outside investors. Bloglines was self-funded. I think that my most notable insight was how I managed to understand the funding aspect of a start-up business. I have come to settle on a crucial generalization: Venture Capitalists > cofounders. Only in this interview that I finally realized the way VC’s affect the work behaviors of a start-up company. They breed pressure, stress, and uncertainty into the consciousness of a co-founding group. They force results. And sadly to say, it is how they really operate, it is the way of their business. One thing about VC’s is that start-up people are very wary of committing to them. They know that business have their own motives, they have their own world. Generally, VCs intends to take control of a company. How? First they increase their share as rounds progress. It approaches such a time when the company already has a fewer summation of shares than what VCs own. They get more yet they can fund less. The matter on hand concerning Bloglines is that is was self-funded; Fletcher had huge amounts accumulated from the acquisition of ONElist that he had to get back to the computer start-up scene to fund his own business undertaking. It proved to be less cumbersome on their part at this instance. Cause, the truth of the matter, funding a technology- a web-based, client-centered application such as Bloglines, was cheap. It didn’t require huge amounts that were tendered in his previous start-up. It was even a pioneer application in the emergence of the Web 2.0. To end, I must also mention that Bloglines was acquired by Ask, ONElist by Yahoo!. Although, it was a blatantly unlike tales, one thins is certain- Fletcher had achieved not only the financial prevalence, but also, his projects was attested to be pleasing to the user-base and beneficial to the world wide web in general.

2.] Web 2.0

Although not much accentuated in the entirety of the Fletcher interview, I was drawn to curiosity when I read the opening italicized paragraph of the chapter. I instantly googled Web 2.0. as it had caught my inquisitive side. Fletcher was at the fore by having his start-ups characterized by Web 2.0 elements. While conducting enrichment search, I learned that Web 2.0 is the now of the web - increased graphics, multimedia, and enhanced UI capabilities and features- all of which providing limelight to social networking and information dissemination, Thanks to Fletcher’s ideas that we are now enjoying the fruits of the computer savvy of his person. And just to add another case in point, I am anticipating the bang of the next phase of the www- Web 3.0. I am so excited of how the web technologies could evolve so users will be supplied with more computer-enriching services. I hope also that by the time Web 3.0 hits the market grounds, I am able to contribute my competencies that are still on an ongoing formation.

3.] Your own problem might be other’s same problem also

One advice that I can rightfully heed into memory, is how he spoke in the interview about the hint of his success in Bloglines. He began with a solution to an individual difficulty- bookmark organization. Bloglines basically employed tagging to solve this personal problem. Systematic organization of 100 website bookmarks is sure a great lot of relief. This solution is what brought Fletcher the idea. If he undergoes this problem of interest, this might be also applicable to the thousands of web users around the globe. The acclaimed success of Bloglines is solely attributed to Fletcher’s advice. If it hadn’t occurred to mind the case of sharing the solution to fellow web enthusiasts, Bloglines wouldn’t had garnered an immense user-base even on its very first week of accessibility. Users loved it. It was an ingenious concept executed to a user-friendly fashion. This was also the mere cause of big companies desiring for acquisition. Google, Yahoo, Ask- perhaps the three titans of search back then; Bloglines had obtained their attention. Ultimately, Bloglines was a smooth-running start-up story. When users were gladly advocating its usage, everything good or better had passed the threshold of Bloglines history.